Originally Posted by
MeltingAlf
I'm surprised that this hasn't been that well-received here, but that might just be due to the fact that Enrich seems to have been where the Y flyers have generally end up, and so could feel like a rug pull if most of your flights end up in Y, especially short-haul.
Answering from my own perspective, the MHE was the only sane alternative flying AY as my first choice, RJ, doesn't even credit to many of the fare buckets -- both in Y
and J -- that I regularly take. The second choice, in tie with MH, was QR but their own metal requirement (and the vague "and/or" conundrum in T&C regarding QR metal sectors and points percentage) killed that for me. That I was even ready to fathom the thought of flying through DOH showed the pickle I was in after the demise of BAEC...
Originally Posted by
MeltingAlf
it is in some ways also quite similar to old BAEC, except rather than by creating a cliff at 2k miles giving 140TP in J, Enrich is going for a more tiered approach that can get you 10 (x10) EP at 2.2k, increasing with distance.
The great difference to the BAEC is, of course, the little incentive to fly (short-to-)medium haul J as compared to Y, making intra-European J a silly prospect if one is not paid by someone else to do that. And as I personally strongly prefer to pass by (or "fly over") the most profitable nMHE
(reg. trademark) bands in terms of J prices vs. earnings straight to the farthest far East (Japan being the main destination with its silly pricing all year around). These flights (along with others already purchased) are the only reason I even entertain the notion of renewing the OWE I should (re)gain next month, as with -- hopefully -- rollover from this year I had already 85+% of points needed booked at the time of the announcement.
Originally Posted by
MeltingAlf
I can see this benefitting one-stop long-haul flyers, and in fact, even non-stop J flyers who are ironically a little disincentivised considering the below-average earnings vv sector length on the old BAEC or QFF schemes. And in fact there will be certain sweet spots - DUB-DOH-KUL for example will get you 48 EP round distance in J, and surprisingly, 32 EP in Y. So in two Y round-trips via DOH one could get to OWS ridiculously easily short of 6 EP. on old BAEC if you paid on the expensive Y tickets you'll still be some way off from hitting OWR.
Indeed a pity for anyone who avoids the zones 3-4...